Karat Packaging (KRT) Operating Income (2020 - 2026)

Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $8.5 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $8.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 8.24% on a YoY basis from $7.8 million in Q1 2025.

Karat Packaging (KRT) Operating Income (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Karat Packaging's Operating Income history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 8.24% year-over-year to $8.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $42.1 million (up 12.14% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $41.4 million, up 9.67% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $8.5 million for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, roughly flat from $8.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $16.6 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $4.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $9.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $8.5 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Income soared 151.68% in 2022, then tumbled 36.57% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then declined by 3.89% to $4.6 million in 2023, then surged by 57.84% to $7.3 million in 2024, then climbed by 16.04% to $8.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.08% to $8.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $8.5 million (Q1 2026), $8.5 million (Q4 2025), and $8.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 253.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 251.30 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 784.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 461.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 363.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 289.70 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 365.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 127.09 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 98.00 Mn
10 Karat Packaging 589.11 Mn 562.42 Mn 41.53 Mn 8.46 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 8.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 11.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 13.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 4.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 7.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 9.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 6.87 Mn